Lesson 10
“Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me”
Introduction
A great lesson on Stress Management
A young lady confidently walked around the room to an audience
who each held a raised glass of water. Everyone knew she was
going to ask the ultimate question, 'half empty or half full?'
She fooled them all. "How heavy is this glass of water?" she
inquired. Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.
She replied, “Absolute weight doesn't matter. What matters most
is the relative weight that changes depending on how long I hold
it.
If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem.
If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.
If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.
In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the
heavier it becomes." She continued, "If we carry our burdens all
the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly
heavy, we won't be able to carry on."
Lesson 10
“Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me”
Background
Matthew 11:28-30
28 Come
unto me, all ye that
labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and
learn of me; for I am meek and
lowly in heart: and ye shall
find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my
burden is light.
Lesson 10
“Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me”
1- Jesus invites us to take his yoke upon us
Matthew 11:28-30
28 Come
unto me, all ye that
labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and
learn of me; for I am meek and
lowly in heart: and ye shall
find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my
burden is light.
Lesson 10
“Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me”
1- Jesus invites us to take his yoke upon us
Matthew 11:28-30
28 Come
unto me, all ye that
labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and
learn of me; for I am meek and
lowly in heart: and ye shall
find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my
burden is light.
Lesson 10
“Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me”
1- Jesus invites us to take his yoke upon us
Matthew 12:1-2
1
At that time Jesus went on the
sabbath day through the corn; and
his disciples were an hungred, and
began to pluck the ears of corn and
to eat.
2 But when the Pharisees saw it,
they said unto him, Behold, thy
disciples do that which is not
lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
Lesson 10
“Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me”
2- Jesus declares that he is Lord of the Sabbath
Matthew 12:3-8
3 But
he said unto them, Have ye not read what
David did, when he was an hungred, and they
that were with him;
4 How he entered into the house of God, and did
eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him
to eat, neither for them which were with him,
but only for the priests?
5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple
profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would
not have condemned the guiltless.
8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
Lesson 10
“Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me”
2- Jesus declares that he is Lord of the Sabbath
Matthew 12:10-13
10 And,
behold, there was a man which had his
hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it
lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they
might accuse him.
11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have
one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it,
and lift it out?
12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do
well on the sabbath days.
13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he
stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
Lesson 10
“Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me”
2- Jesus declares that he is Lord of the Sabbath
Luke 13:10-17
10
And he was teaching in one of the synagogues
on the sabbath.
11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a
spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed
together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art
loosed from thine infirmity.
13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified
God.
14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had
healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men
ought
Lesson
10 to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
“Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me”
2- Jesus declares that he is Lord of the Sabbath
Luke 13:10-17
15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou
hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the
sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall,
and lead him away to watering?
16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath
bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all
the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
Lesson 10
“Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me”
2- Jesus declares that he is Lord of the Sabbath
Luke 7:37-39
37 And,
behold, a woman in the city, which was a
sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the
Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of
ointment,
38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and
began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her
head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within
himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who
and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
Lesson 10
“Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me”
3- Jesus forgives a woman in the house of Simon
Luke 7:44-50
44
And he turned to the woman, and said unto
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Simon, Seest thou
thisJames
woman?E.
I entered
into taught:
thine
house, thou gavest
me no
water for of
mythe
feet:times
but she
“It was
a custom
to treat a
hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them
distinguished guest with marked attention;
with the hairs of her head.
45 Thou gavest to
him
with
a kiss
ofthe
welcome, to provide
mereceive
no kiss: but
this
woman
since
time I came in water
hath notfor
ceased
to kissthe
my feet.
washing
dust from his feet, and oil for
46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet
anointing the hair of the head and the beard. All
with ointment.
courteous
attentions
were
omitted
by
Simon”
47 Wherefore I these
say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved
(Jesus the Christ, 3rd ed. [1916], 261).
much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
Lesson 10
“Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me”
3- Jesus forgives a woman in the house of Simon
“Elder Bednar spoke to us recently and gave us our "Marching Orders" and
thought I'd pass it along. They are found in D&C 6:36, which says:
"Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not."
For me this is what it means: I should do my best, trusting in his ability to make
up the difference, and then have faith that it will turn out alright. If I'm giving my
best efforts--whatever areas I may be struggling in--and put my trust in Him,
things will work out.
One of the reasons why I feel that we can "doubt not" and "fear not" if we put our
trust in Him...and that is found in the following verse.
"Behold the wounds which pierced my side, and also the prints of the nails in my
hands and feet;"
He has engraved us upon the palms of His hands and He won't abandon us or
our best efforts!”
Lesson 10
“Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me”
Conclusion
“Elder Bednar spoke to us recently and gave us our "Marching Orders" and
thought I'd pass it along. They are found in D&C 6:36, which says:
"Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not."
For me this is what it means: I should do my best, trusting in his ability to make
up the difference, and then have faith that it will turn out alright. If I'm giving my
best efforts--whatever areas I may be struggling in--and put my trust in Him,
things will work out.
One of the reasons why I feel that we can "doubt not" and "fear not" if we put our
trust in Him...and that is found in the following verse.
"Behold the wounds which pierced my side, and also the prints of the nails in my
hands and feet;"
He has engraved us upon the palms of His hands and He won't abandon us or
our best efforts!”
Lesson 10
“Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me”
Conclusion